core inflation
noun
economics
: a measure of inflation that excludes items having volatile prices (such as fuel and food) from the price index being used
The Federal Reserve's past emphasis on core inflation, which strips food and energy from the price indexes in order to gauge the underlying trend of prices, has always confused both Wall Street and Main Street.—
James C. Cooper
compare headline inflation
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Year-on-year consumer inflation rates accelerated in November for the Consumer Price Index, Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation, and PCE core inflation.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Spain’s core inflation — which excludes fresh food and energy prices — was up 2.6% on an annual basis, the INE estimate showed.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
And core prices - which exclude volatile food and energy items and the Fed watches more closely – increased sharply for a fourth straight month, keeping yearly core inflation at 3.3% for a third month.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Both headline and core inflation came in hotter than expected on a monthly basis, increasing 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jason Schenker, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Spain’s core inflation — which excludes fresh food and energy prices — was up 2.6% on an annual basis, the INE estimate showed.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
And core prices - which exclude volatile food and energy items and the Fed watches more closely – increased sharply for a fourth straight month, keeping yearly core inflation at 3.3% for a third month.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Both headline and core inflation came in hotter than expected on a monthly basis, increasing 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Core inflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/core%20inflation. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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